Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
Issued by NWS Melbourne, FL
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283 FXUS62 KMLB 301727 AFDMLB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Melbourne FL 1227 PM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 226 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 - Mostly dry conditions are forecast to continue through the rest of the weekend, but isolated sprinkles and showers due to persistent onshore flow cannot be ruled out, mainly south of the Cape. - Rain chances increase into Tuesday, with a few storms possible, as moisture increases and a front approaches the area. Dry conditions are then forecast mid to late week behind the front. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 226 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 Today-Tonight... High pressure stretching across central Florida early this morning is forecast to gradually retreat northeastward across the western Atlantic. Onshore winds continue, increasing to around 10 mph by the afternoon. RAP sounding analysis indicates a column of low level moisture with a low level RH around 75-80%. This should be enough to support shallow, onshore-moving showers, particularly from Cape Canaveral southward. Outside of a 20% PoP across southern Brevard and the Treasure Coast counties, most areas should remain dry. More sunshine is expected today with afternoon temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s. Monday-Tuesday Night... A cold front slides offshore the eastern U.S., extending across areas of north Florida and into the Gulf by Monday. A weak area of low pressure develops along the frontal boundary, lifting across portions of the southeast U.S. on Tuesday. This will pull a cold front more cleanly through central Florida late Tuesday night and into early Wednesday. East-northeast winds on Monday veer overnight, becoming breezy out of the southwest on Tuesday. Isolated to scattered onshore moving showers are forecast Monday, with rain chances increasing on Tuesday ahead of the next frontal passage. The highest coverage looks to be along, north and west of a line from Lake Kissimmee to New Smyrna Beach (50-60%) with lower rain chances further south and east (30-40%). Surface CAPE is forecast to remain limited on Tuesday with global model soundings suggesting the potential for multilayer cloudiness. However, southwest shear profiles increasing to around 35-40 kts near 700 mb will contribute to a conditional storm environment. Gusty showers and isolated gusty storms look to be the primary threat. Temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s on Monday continue to trend above normal on Tuesday, reaching the low to mid 80s in southwest flow. Low temperatures spread the low 60s across the interior and mid 60s along the coast Monday morning, more widely ranging the mid to upper 60s on Tuesday morning. Wednesday-Saturday... High pressure builds across the region Wednesday behind the front. The next area of low pressure attempts to loosely organize offshore Texas on Thursday, gradually traveling east-northeast and emerging into the western Atlantic late Friday or on Saturday. An attached frontal boundary sags near or across north Florida into the weekend with current guidance keeping it north of the local area through the forecast period. Dry conditions hold through Friday. Moisture increases in vicinity of the front over north Florida this weekend, allowing for scattered rain chances (30-40%) near, north, and west of I-4 on Saturday. Afternoon temperatures become cooler Wednesday, widely spreading the low 70s across the north near Leesburg and Daytona Beach and reaching the low 80s across the far south near Lake Okeechobee. Gradual warming is forecast each day, with highs ranging the upper 70s to mid 80s by Saturday. && .MARINE... Issued at 226 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 East winds 15-20 kts diminish from north to south through late this morning as high pressure retreats over the western Atlantic. Poor boating continues across the Treasure Coast Gulf Stream waters into early this afternoon as seas up to 6 ft slowly subside. Outside of isolated to scattered onshore moving showers, favorable Atlantic boating is forecast Monday with seas 3-4 ft and east to northeast winds 10-15 kts. The next cold front approaches the local waters Tuesday, increasing and shifting winds out of the southwest at 15-20 kts. In response, seas build 4-5 ft, increasing up to 6 feet across the far offshore Volusia waters. Scattered to numerous showers and isolated storms are forecast across the waters Tuesday ahead of the front. Winds and seas quickly subside Wednesday as high pressure builds across the region. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFs) Issued at 1223 PM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 A few showers will remain possible through this afternoon along the coast from MLB southward. Have included VCSH for MLB/VRB/FPR/SUA, while areas to the north and inland are expected to remain dry. Additional showers will be possible along the coast Monday from late morning into the afternoon. Brief MVFR reductions have been observed when the occasional shower reaches a terminal. Otherwise, VFR conditions prevailing. Onshore flow continues, with winds 10 kts or less each afternoon and light winds overnight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DAB 64 77 66 80 / 20 20 20 60 MCO 65 80 67 82 / 10 20 10 60 MLB 66 78 68 82 / 20 30 20 50 VRB 66 79 68 84 / 20 30 20 50 LEE 62 79 65 79 / 10 20 20 70 SFB 64 79 67 81 / 10 20 10 60 ORL 64 79 67 81 / 10 20 10 60 FPR 66 79 67 84 / 20 30 20 50 && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Law AVIATION...Leahy